Topic 2 - Types of Business Organisations


The Business was set up to put criminals in jail and keeps everyone safe. It is a Public Sector because it is owned by the government and possibly controlled by the government too. They are also providing a service for the general public. The Scottish Prison Service costs some of the prisons as much as 293million every year to run.

£000 Note 2008-09 2007-08
£000 £000
Income

Income from all sources 2 (2,400) (1,927)

Expenditure

Staff costs 3 135,936 132,478

Running costs 4 145,927 111,543

Other current expenditure 5 29,793 29,408

Total Expenditure 3 11,656 273,429

http://www.sps.gov.uk//MultimediaGallery/efcfee50-5a5a-4f16-87bf-90b6be6534a7.pdf